You are beautiful and you are alone

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A new, definitive biography of the iconic and mysterious singer, Warhol superstar, Velvet Underground collaborator: influential solo artist Nico.

YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL AND YOU ARE ALONE is a new biography of Nico, the mysterious singer best known for her work with the Velvet Underground and her solo album Chelsea Girl. Her life is tangled in myth--much of it of her own invention. Rock and roll cultural historian Jennifer Bickerdike delivers a definitive book that unravels the story while making a convincing case for Nico's enduring importance.

Over the course of her career, Nico was an ever-evolving myth: art film house actress, highly coveted fashion model, Dietrich of Punk, Femme Fatale, Chelsea Girl, Garbo of Goth, The Last Bohemian, Heroin Junkie. Lester Bangs described her as 'a true enigma.' At age 27, Nico became Andy Warhol's newest Superstar, featuring in his one commercial break out hit film Chelsea Girls and garnering the position of chanteuse for the Velvet Underground. It wasn't Nico's musical chops which got her the gig; it was her striking beauty. Her seeming otherworldly and unattainable presence was further amplified by her reputation for dating rock stars (Brian Jones, Bob Dylan, Jim Morrison, among others). She became famous for being Nico.

Yet Nico's talent and her contribution to rock culture are often overlooked. She spent most of her career as a solo artist on the road, determined to make music, seemingly against all the odds, enduring empty concert halls, abusive fans, and the often perilous reality of being an ageing artist and drug addict. She created mesmerizing and unique projects that inspired a generation of artists, including Henry Rollins, Morrissey, Siousxie Sioux and the Banshees and Iggy Pop.

Drawing on the archives at the Andy Warhol Museum and at Nico's record labels, various private collections, and rarely seen footage, and featuring exclusive new interviews from those who knew her best, including Iggy Pop and Danny Fields, and those inspired by her legacy, YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL AND YOU ARE ALONE reveals the complicated, often compromised, self-destructive and always head strong woman behind the one-dimensional myths.

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You Are Beautiful and You Are Alone

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A redemptive myth shattering biography of one of the twentieth century s most underestimated creative and artistic forces a rough trade mojo uncut louder than war book of the yearshortlisted for the ralph j gleason music book awarda redemptive myth shattering biography of one of the twentiet Uiterlijk 22 januari in huis .. MEER INFO

You Are Beautiful and You Are Alone

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A new definitive biography of the iconic and mysterious singer warhol superstar velvet underground collaborator influential solo artist nico you are beautiful and you are alone is a new biography of nico the mysterious singer best known for her work with the velvet underground and her solo alb Direct beschikbaar .. MEER INFO

Nico Songs They Never Play On The Radio

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The story of nico former model film actress singer with the velvet underground and darling of andy warhol s factory in 1982 nico was living in manchester alone and interested only in feeding her heroin habit local promoter dr demetrius saw an opportunity hired musicians to back her rented a 2 - 3 weken .. MEER INFO

Taal: en

Bindwijze: Hardcover

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 10 augustus 2021

Aantal pagina's: 512

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Jennifer Otter Bickerdike

Verteller: Christa Lewis

Hoofduitgeverij: Da Capo

Product breedte: 164 mm

Product hoogte: 42 mm

Product lengte: 236 mm

Studieboek: Nee

Verpakking breedte: 167 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 42 mm

Verpakking lengte: 237 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 769 g

EAN: 9780306922909

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